73 FR 85 pgs. 23970-23971 - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
Type: RULEVolume: 73Number: 85Pages: 23970 - 23971
Docket number: [Docket No. 080103017-8598-03]
FR document: [FR Doc. 08-1202 Filed 4-28-08; 4:00 pm]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 229
[Docket No. 080103017-8598-03]
RIN 0648-AS01
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Final rule; notice of OMB approval of collection -of-information collection requirements.
SUMMARY:
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations implementing amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
DATES:
The information collection requirements associated with the final rule published on October 5, 2007 are effective May 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Borggaard, NMFS, Northeast Region, 978-281-9300 Ext. 6503, diane.borggaard@noaa.gov ; Kristy Long, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-713-2322, kristy.long@noaa.gov ; or Barb Zoodsma, NMFS, Southeast Region, 904-321-2806, barb.zoodsma@noaa.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
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Background
On October 5, 2007, NMFS published a final rule implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (72 FR 57104). That final rule contained collection-of-information requirements that were submitted to, but not yet approved by, the Office of Management and Budget. Because OMB had not yet approved the collection-of-information requirements by the publication date of that final rule, NMFS noted in that final rule that it would publish a subsequent Federal Register notice upon OMB's issuance of a control number.
On December 7, 2007, OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the October 5, 2007 final rule. NMFS announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved under Control Number 0648-0364, with an expiration date of February 28, 2009.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1202 Filed 4-28-08; 4:00 pm]
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